Diocese of Chartres

Dioecesis Carnutensis

Bishop(s)

Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard, Bishop
Michel Joseph Kuehn, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,939 (2,293 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-chartres.com/
Mailing Address: 1 rue Saint-Eman, 28000 Chartres CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.37.88.00.27
Fax: 2.37.91.14.91

Historical Details

Diocese of Chartres
- Latin Name: Carnutensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paris
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) † (5 Nov 1507 Appointed - 1525 Resigned)
Léonor d'Estampes de Valançay † ( 1621 Ordained Bishop - 1641 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Ferdinand de Neufville de Villeroy † (19 May 1657 Appointed - 8 Jan 1690 Died)
Paul Godet des Marais † (11 Feb 1690 Appointed - 26 Sep 1709 Died)
Charles-François Des Montiers de Mérinville † (26 Sep 1709 Appointed - 10 May 1746 Died)
Pierre-Augustin-Bernardin de Rosset de Rocozel de Fleury † (25 Jun 1746 Appointed - 13 Jan 1780 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Lubersac † ( 1780 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 26 Apr 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Claude-Hippolyte Clausel de Montals † (26 Apr 1824 Appointed - 1 Jan 1853 Retired)
Louis-Eugène Regnault † (17 Jan 1853 Succeeded - 3 Aug 1889 Died)
François Lagrange † (1 Dec 1889 Appointed - 23 Jun 1895 Died)
Bon-Arthur-Gabriel Mollien † (30 May 1896 Appointed - 28 May 1904 Died)
Henri-Louis-Alfred Bouquet † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 13 Mar 1926 Died)
Raoul-Octove-Marie-Jean Harscouët † (21 Jun 1926 Appointed - 18 Oct 1954 Died)
Roger Jean Fernand Michon † (12 Feb 1955 Appointed - 6 May 1978 Died)
Michel Joseph Kuehn (27 Jul 1978 Appointed - 6 Apr 1991 Resigned)
Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (6 Apr 1991 Succeeded - 30 May 1997 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes)
Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. (4 Aug 1998 Appointed - 23 Jun 2005 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard (21 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Chartres
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Chartres (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Chartres (suppressed)	Diocese of Versailles
Diocese of Chartres
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Versailles	Diocese of Chartres
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Chartres (from Bourges)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Chartres

1950 250,000 252,690 98.9% 312 31 343 728 74 722 377 ap1951

1959 256,000 261,035 98.1% 338 27 365 701 92 615 388 ap1960

1970 297,000 302,200 98.3% 282 282 1,053 389 ap1971

1980 326,000 346,000 94.2% 212 19 231 1,411 26 605 392 ap1981

1990 331,000 371,000 89.2% 159 7 166 1,993 3 9 473 389 ap1991

1999 358,700 405,000 88.6% 101 14 115 3,119 15 15 392 85 ap2000

2000 361,000 407,665 88.6% 100 20 120 3,008 20 23 388 85 ap2001

2001 361,000 407,665 88.6% 96 21 117 3,085 18 24 380 84 ap2002

2002 285,000 407,665 69.9% 89 18 107 2,663 18 20 377 82 ap2003

2003 285,000 407,665 69.9% 89 16 105 2,714 19 18 360 82 ap2004

2004 285,000 407,665 69.9% 86 17 103 2,766 23 19 354 82 ap2005

2006 287,000 409,600 70.1% 84 20 104 2,759 23 22 312 78 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Chartres
1950	250,000	252,690	98.9%	312	31	343	728		74	722	377	ap1951
1959	256,000	261,035	98.1%	338	27	365	701		92	615	388	ap1960
1970	297,000	302,200	98.3%	282		282	1,053				389	ap1971
1980	326,000	346,000	94.2%	212	19	231	1,411		26	605	392	ap1981
1990	331,000	371,000	89.2%	159	7	166	1,993	3	9	473	389	ap1991
1999	358,700	405,000	88.6%	101	14	115	3,119	15	15	392	85	ap2000
2000	361,000	407,665	88.6%	100	20	120	3,008	20	23	388	85	ap2001
2001	361,000	407,665	88.6%	96	21	117	3,085	18	24	380	84	ap2002
2002	285,000	407,665	69.9%	89	18	107	2,663	18	20	377	82	ap2003
2003	285,000	407,665	69.9%	89	16	105	2,714	19	18	360	82	ap2004
2004	285,000	407,665	69.9%	86	17	103	2,766	23	19	354	82	ap2005
2006	287,000	409,600	70.1%	84	20	104	2,759	23	22	312	78	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. (Bishop: 4 Aug 1998 to 23 Jun 2005)
Michel Joseph Kuehn (Bishop: 27 Jul 1978 to 6 Apr 1991)
Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard (Bishop: 21 Dec 2005 - )
Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Jun 1990; Bishop: 6 Apr 1991 to 30 May 1997)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Henri-Louis-Alfred Bouquet † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 13 Mar 1926)
Claude-Hippolyte Clausel de Montals † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1824 to 1 Jan 1853)
Charles-François Des Montiers de Mérinville † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1709 to 10 May 1746)
Léonor d'Estampes de Valançay † (Bishop: 1621 to 1641)
Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault † (Priest: 27 May 1866 to 3 Jan 1893)
Alphonse-Paul-Désiré Gaudron † (Priest: 29 Jun 1904 to 2 Aug 1930)
Paul Godet des Marais † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1690 to 26 Sep 1709)
Raoul-Octove-Marie-Jean Harscouët † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1926 to 18 Oct 1954)
François Lagrange † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1889 to 23 Jun 1895)
Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 26 Apr 1824)
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Lubersac † (Bishop: 1780 to 1801)
Jean-Ernest Ménard † (Priest: 29 Jul 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Apr 1953 to 23 Jan 1955)
Roger Jean Fernand Michon † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1955 to 6 May 1978)
Bon-Arthur-Gabriel Mollien † (Bishop: 30 May 1896 to 28 May 1904)
Ferdinand de Neufville de Villeroy † (Bishop: 19 May 1657 to 8 Jan 1690)
Louis-Eugène Regnault † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Aug 1851; Bishop: 17 Jan 1853 to 3 Aug 1889)
Pierre-Augustin-Bernardin de Rosset de Rocozel de Fleury † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1746 to 13 Jan 1780)
Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1507 to 1525)

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